ice storm

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Recent Examples of ice storm Here’s what that could mean for critical weather reports, particularly during severe weather events, like tornadoes, ice storms and hurricanes. Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025 An ice storm set to blanket the Midwest and Northeast. Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 Those outages were the result of power lines being downed by the snow and ice storm that hit the region mid-week. David Blackmon, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 The National Weather Service has placed North Florida under a winter storm warning, with some predicting the Gulf’s biggest snow and ice storm in more than 100 years. NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice storm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
Noun
  • This remained the largest snowstorm in Chicago history until it was eclipsed by a snowfall of 23 inches in 1967.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
  • The Over-the-Rhine Emergency Warming Shelter echoed with chatter Tuesday afternoon as people gathered inside to escape the biggest snowstorm Cincinnati has seen in years.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The family of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, killed on Jan. 29, 2022 during a blizzard, is still searching for justice this week, days after jurors cleared his ex-girlfriend Karen Read of homicide charges.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • One defense expert suggested that O’Keefe’s injuries were caused by a dog, backing up the defense’s theory that O’Keefe was beaten inside the home of a fellow cop, attacked by his dog and discarded outside during a blizzard.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Fortunately, we had been warned about Nordkapp’s chilly weather and came prepared with four layers of clothes, hats and gloves.
    Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
  • Experience will soon allow businesses to determine the distances, sidewalk conditions, regulatory constraints and weather conditions where robots can be successful.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • People caught in the tempest discovered the limits of human control.
    Ethan Wolin Updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
  • In this tempest of confusion, a welcome sea-change is occurring in markets: value is finally outperforming growth.
    James Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Atlanta was experiencing thunderstorms on Tuesday night and several pictures surfaced of an ominous looking cloud near the Atlanta Braves baseball stadium.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Newark Liberty Airport – which has also been plagued with disruptions due to ongoing staffing shortages – was experiencing delays of a whopping four hours due to thunderstorms, with the interruptions expected to impact flights until 2:00 a.m.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025

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